Posts Tagged as ‘democratic convention’

October 6, 2008

Women’s Fall Farm Party & Obama Fundraiser

Email avalonfarms@hughes.net for more info & directions
if you can not attend and still want to help us raise funds for The Obama Campaign donate here:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/main/avalonfarmblog

August 30, 2008

Barack Obama’s Speech

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http://my.barackobama.com/barackspeech

August 29, 2008

Final Post: I’m Back in Nashville

By Marisa Richmond
I have finally returned home from the 2008 Democratic National Convention.  There was much speculation in the media, and among many private citizens, over what would happen at this year’s convention.  I think it is safe to say that we far exceeded everyone’s expectations for success.  I do need to tell you little [...]

August 29, 2008

Day Four: Yes We Can

By Marisa Richmond
First, I have to start, once again, with one major correction & a couple of comments I neglected to make yesterday.  When I was discussing that fiery Clinton caucus meeting, I said it was Sylvia Woods who caused some consternation.  It was actually Betsy Reid of West Tennessee.  With all that has been [...]

August 28, 2008

HRC Rock To Win Part3: Backstage Press Conference

This was my first experience rubbing elbows with the paparazzi and it was an experience…
I had a very good shot of the action until this backstage guy jumped in front of me at the last minute. I had to practice my assertive gorilla shooting techniques to bring you this. It’s a jungle out there kids.
BTW, [...]

August 28, 2008

Rock to Win Part2: Melissa Ethridge

This the second in a series of videos I shot at the Filmore Auditorium for the HRC Rock to Win concert. This was the premier event for the GLBT community during the Democratic Convention in Denver and it was a fundraising event for HRC. Producer of the show Elizabeth Birch told me in an interview [...]

August 28, 2008

Rock to Win Part 1: Cyndi Lauper

Here’s my first in a series of videos I shot at the HRC premier GLBT event: Rock to Win
Also, coming up on my next podcast is an interview with the former president of HRC Elizabeth Birch. I ran in to her out front before the show and she was gracious to offer me time for [...]

August 27, 2008

Inside a geek world: The New Independent Media

This so surreal. The Governor of Massachusetts is sitting at the next table right now. He wondered into The BIG TENT for who knows what.

Seems there’s more happening around here than up the street in the “official” convention. I overheard a main stream media reporter complaining to her coworker that “these bloggers are getting [...]

August 26, 2008

Podcast link from Denver

The first podcast from Denver is now up and you can listen here.
direct feed: feed://www.avalonfarmcast.com/avalonfarms/Podcast/rss.xml
In itunes type: avalonfarmcast
My sincere apologies to Dede with Babes around Denver as the first technical glitch of the week happened during our interview. I do hope we meet again and redo it. Please go check out her site.
Babes Around Denver
She [...]

August 25, 2008

Youtube Interview: anti gay leadership exposed

Hard to keep track of the hypocrisy? Here’s an easy way…